There is a chance of damaging roofing sheets if you are failed to do so.
Metal roofing without purlins.
Owners of agricultural buildings man caves and horse barns all are worried about the corrosive effects of condensation.
As long as the interior of your roof is protected from moisture accumulation underlayment is not required though homeowners planning to insulate their house heavily may choose to install plywood to protect their investment.
The impact of condensation in post frame buildings is very real.
Although it may seem counterintuitive metal roofing can be attached directly to your building s roofing structure without the need and expense of plywood sheeting.
We do recommend it however.
Here s how to fight back against the enemy within.
For 2x6s purlins the posts are spaced in 6 feet distance.
My shingles cost about 3113 and osb is 1080.
Do all roofing projects require purlins.
The challenge comes when you combine systems spraying foam onto the metal roofing itself.
The width of metal panels will determine the rafter spacing.
I pulled up my roofing quote for materials.
If the space between posts is greater than 8 feet then brace is needed to avoid buckling.
The wider the roofing panels the greater spacing distance you should put.
The metal roof purlins spacing must be done correctly within narrow tolerances.
If you are using metal purlins at today s metal prices it is probably going to cost more than wood sheathing.
Combining foam and metal roofing.
If you re wondering how to prevent condensation under a metal roof you re not alone.
The purpose of the purlins is to provide a solid foundation for the metal roofing panels and trim to be screwed to.
For new construction florida building code does not require the use of a purlin system and some profiles like our tcm loc panel does not require use of purlins.
It looks like they didn t bother with any rafters or purlins and secured the sheet metal portion to what appears to be quite a cantilevered overhanging eave.
For 2x4s purlins the posts are spaced in 4 feet distance.
Came across the following property and became very curious at the way the roof was built.
Felt and ice and water is 415 so that totals 4608.
The embodied energy is likely to be much more as well.